Trevor Noah thought it was a “prank” when Jennifer Lopez called and asked him to be in her video.
The 39-year-old comedian is one of several famous faces set to appear in the Hustlers star's upcoming Prime Video musical film This Is Me… Now: A Love Story and admitted he was overwhelmed when one asked him if he wanted to join.
He told People magazine: “It was a random call where your phone rings and it's Jennifer Lopez and you say, 'This must be a prank'.”
“And she wants you to come and do a cameo in her visual experience, and you’re like, “Whoa. I don’t know what I’m doing, but okay, I’ll join in.”
Alongside Jennifer, her husband Ben Affleck and Trevor, the film stars the likes of Fat Joe, Kim Petras, Post Malone, Keke Palmer, Sofia Vergara and Derek Hough, and the former Daily Show host had “a lot of fun.” Filming – even if he has no idea what the end result will be.
Trevor Noah thought it was a “prank” when Jennifer Lopez called him and asked him if he wanted to star in the Prime Video musical “This Is Me… Now: A Love Story” and admitted he was overwhelmed when he was asked to join in
He said: “There's just a fun collection of people who have come together to celebrate an icon and someone who has really blazed his own trail in different genres.” It was a lot of fun.
“I'm really excited to find out what it is.” The funny thing is, I don't know much about it because they've been very secretive about how they did it.
“I only know some parts of it, but I don't know everything. “I'm also waiting to see what it will be.”
Meanwhile, Trevor is preparing to host the Grammy Awards again and he believes the show offers “one of the best concerts” fans could ask for.
He said: “I don't think there are many shows that can match what the Grammys offer in terms of artist collection.”
“Where else could you see Dua Lipa, Burna Boy, Billie Eilish and many others on the same stage? That's something I don't take for granted and I really enjoy.”
He told People magazine, “It was a random call where your phone rings and it's Jennifer Lopez and you're like, 'This must be a prank'”; seen on The Daily Show with Hasan Minhaj
In November, the 54-year-old Marry Me actress posted a video clip to her 253 million Instagram followers, revealing images from the new album.
The clip begins with “Hear It.” See it. Live it. Share it.' in gold over green, the Jenny From the Block singer's lucky color.
The slide also features a hummingbird, which she says used to be one of her favorite birds.
The opening shots gave way to quick crops of images of the Wedding Planner actress — setting her Thanksgiving table with $500 Hermès plates — dancing at a wedding, in a factory, in the rain and in a Greek setting.
The 54-year-old Marry Me actress posted a video clip for her Instagram followers, revealing images from the new album
At the end of the video, she posts a message explaining the theme of her new album.
“Through music, film and reality, this musical experience is an expression of a life’s journey in search of the truth about love,” she wrote.
It is signed Jennifer and includes a link to her website.
“This is Me…Now” is the Let's Get Loud hitmaker's ninth studio album and, alongside the soundtrack to “Marry Me with Maluma”, her first new music since 2014.
Notably, the LP is a sequel to This Is Me…Then (2002), which charted in the top ten of the Billboard 200 upon its release.
The 2002 album was inspired by Jennifer's first relationship with her now-husband Ben Affleck, 51.
They separated and married other people: Jennifer Garner, 51, for Ben and Marc Anthony, 55, for JLo.
Ben had three children with Garner, while Lopez has twins with Anthony.
Coming soon: The album is scheduled to be released in 2024, but in the video clip on Instagram the Gigli star promises more news on Monday
The clip begins with “Hear It.” See it. Live it. Share it.' in gold over green – the lucky color of the Jenny From the Block singer
New Music: The slide also features a hummingbird, which she said was one of her favorite birds in the past – and which decorated her 2022 Christmas tree with hummingbird ornaments
Tease: JLo promised more news about her upcoming album on Monday
Ben and JLo got back together in May 2021 and married in 2022. Their new album is reportedly about the couple's journey back to each other after nearly 20 years.
The new album contains songs such as To Be Yours, Mad in Love, Greatest Love Story Never Told, Rebound, This Time Around and Dear Ben Pt. II, Billboard reported.
The couple married in Las Vegas and there is a song on the album called “Midnight Train to Vegas,” which is certainly about the surprise escape into Sin City.
The album is scheduled to be released in 2024, but in the video clip on Instagram the Gigli star promises more news on Monday.